Purge vs Textify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Purge
This app helps you reclaim storage space by intelligently identifying and grouping duplicate, similar, and unwanted photos on your device. It offers a streamlined process to review and delete images, making your camera roll more organized and manageable without uploading your data.
- Smart photo grouping
- Tap to mark for deletion
- Pinch to compare similar shots
- Timeline view of photos
- Cleanup progress tracking
- On-device processing for privacy
Read full descriptionHide full description
Your camera roll is out of control. Purge fixes that. Purge scans your photo library on-device, automatically groups duplicates, near-identical bursts, screenshots, and forgotten shots, then shows each group as a clean grid. Tap the ones you don't want. Hit trash. Done. It's the fastest way to reclaim gigabytes you didn't know you had — without spending a weekend scrolling. No cloud storage of your photos. No account required. Your photos never leave your iPhone. — WHAT PURGE DOES — • SMART GROUPING — On-device intelligence finds duplicates, near-duplicates, burst shots, blurry frames, and screenshots, and sorts them into tidy clusters. • TAP TO MARK — Every cluster opens as a grid. Tap the photos you want gone; the rest stay. No one-at-a-time grind. • PINCH TO COMPARE — Zoom in on any shot and flick through similar ones to pick the keeper before deleting the rest. • TIMELINE VIEW — Walk through your library day by day and see exactly what you shot, when. • STREAKS & PROGRESS — Build a cleanup habit. Track photos removed, space reclaimed, and days in a row. • SAFE BY DEFAULT — Nothing is deleted until you confirm. Everything goes through the iOS trash, recoverable for 30 days. — BUILT FOR PRIVACY — Purge runs entirely on your device. Scanning, grouping, and image analysis all happen locally using Apple's Vision framework. Your photos are never uploaded and never leave your iPhone. — WHO IT'S FOR — • People whose "Storage Almost Full" warning has become a lifestyle. • Anyone with thousands of screenshots they've never looked at twice. • Photographers drowning in near-identical bursts. • Anyone who wants a calmer, lighter camera roll. Stop scrolling past the mess. Purge it. Available in English, French, and Russian. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://purge-landing.lucas-0c0.workers.dev/privacy
Textify
Read full descriptionHide full description
Textify is a simple, powerful documents app for your iPhone. Write, edit and format documents like a mini word processor, then share them as Word files or PDFs in seconds. No clutter, no learning curve: just open a document and start writing. WRITE AND EDIT DOCUMENTS • A clean word processor built for iPhone • Rich text editing: fonts, colours, highlights and formatting • Add photos and images straight into your document • Start fast with beautiful document templates • Type or paste any text, notes or ideas SHARE IT ANY WAY YOU NEED • Send it back as a Word document (DOCX) • Export print-ready PDFs with a live preview • Print with AirPrint • Keep everything organised in your document library, synced with iCloud PERFECT FOR Notes, reports, essays, assignments, letters, resumes, meeting notes, business proposals, project plans and more. Students, professionals, freelancers and anyone who needs a document done quickly on the go. TEXTIFY PRO Unlock everything with Pro: • Send it back as Word • Print-ready PDFs • Every export format and print • All premium templates and fonts Download Textify and write your first document in seconds. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Textify Pro is available as: • Pro Weekly: auto-renewing subscription, $5.99 per week • Pro Yearly: auto-renewing subscription, $39.99 per year • Pro Lifetime: one-time purchase, $79.99, not a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IRnM2RO50LwKuyU3UQXYDxaHVPM9UvrQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105049775202487025199&rtpof=true&sd=true
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Purge at weekly against Textify's every 3 months. Textify's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Purge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Textify sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Purge ships an update weekly, Textify every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Purge | Textify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucas Scariot | Prince Boateng |
In-app purchases
Purge
- Purge Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
- Purge Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
- Purge Plus Yearly$22.991 Year
Textify
- Pro$5.997 Days
- Pro$39.991 Year
- Pro$79.99









